Hubei Travel and Tours Guide

Hubei Province partly belonged to the Prefecture
of E during the Tang and Song dynasties (618-1279), hence, its abbreviation
of E. It is located in the central riches of the Yangtze River, to the
north of the Dongting Lake. The region was under the administration
of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States
periods ( 7 720BC-221BC BC) , the Prefecture of Jing in the Han Dynasty
( 206BC 220), Hubeilu in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and Huguang Province
in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Hubei
Province was set in early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) with Wuhan as the
capital city.

It
covers 180,000 sq. km with a population of 56.54 million. The physical
features of Hubei is higher in the west with the Daba Mountain and Shennongjia
more than 3, 100 m above sea level and lower in the east with the Yangtz&Hanjiang
Plain. There are countless lakes on the plain.

Hubei has developed industries such as iron arid steel, machinery,
power, chemical industry and light textile. Shiyan is an auto production
base, while Wuhan is the hub of the Yangtze River and the BeijingGuangzhou
Railway, enjoying convenient transportation.

There are many places of interest in Hubei such as the East Lake, Yellow
Crane Tower, ancient Longzhong, Mt. Wudang, Shennongjia, ancient Jiangling
City, Chibi in Pup, Xiling Gorge and the Temple of Qu Yuan in Zigui.